Nigeria SG#15/17 1/2d Blue, 1d Red And 1.5d Orange King George V Issue 1921-1934 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design, Die 2. Eleven VF SON Cancels
Nigeria SG#15/17 1/2d Blue, 1d Red And 1.5d Orange King George V Issue 1921-1934 De La Rue Imperium Keyplate Design, Die 2. Eleven VF SON Cancels
Eleven very fine used examples of the 1/2d green, 1d red and 1.5d orange King George V stamps from the 1921-1934 De La Rue Imperium keyplate design, multiple script CA watermark on ordinary paper. The cancels are as follows:
- 1/2d - Registered October 11th 1930, and Benin City, date obscured
- 1d - Offa March 10 1921 and Registered Dec 14 1928
- 1.5d - Warri - Jan 18th 1936, Oyo May 10th 1935, Shugbo Mar 16 1930, Onitsha Jan 24th 1935, Kaduna Jan 5th 1930, Port Harcourt November 11th 1933 And Ifon March 1st 1935.
Gibbons doesn't lists these examples, but a good estimation would be 5 pounds, (approximately $10).The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 80 as follows:
Centering/margins: 35/60, 40/60
Paper freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 10/10
Cancelations: 10/10